Travel Support Program News Today

The federal government will release the remaining $75.5 million of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program, following widespread industry campaigning.

Penny Spencer has joined calls for the release of the remaining $74 million of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program.

In a win for travel agents across Australia, the federal government has announced additional targeted support for the sector.

AFTA is again harnessing the power of its members with the next stage in its lobbying for more ongoing government support.

Manwaring is also urging the government to speed up the rollout of the government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program. “We are very grateful for the federal government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program, which has seen $258 million in support for Australian travel and tourism businesses, including travel agents,” he said. “But we need the support from rounds one and two of the grants program to flow more quickly to those eligible agents and, given the ongoing pause in o...

13 Jul 2021 The Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) has highlighted the increasingly urgent need for widespread support for the travel sector due to the immediate and flow-on impacts of the Greater Sydney lockdown. As a result of the COVID restrictions in Greater Sydney and wider NSW, state and territory borders, as well as the trans-Tasman Safe Travel Zone, are rapidly closing, with significant ramifications for agents and business...

Austrade has updated the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program and round two verification process.

25 May 2021 Tourism Minister Dan Tehan has provided an update on just how much moolah has been paid out to travel agents as part of the federal government’s COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program. The federal government has committed $258 million in direct support to agents through the program and, according to the latest data, $118.1 million has been paid so far. A total of $98.6 million in grant funding has been paid under round one, wi...

Budget assumptions highlight need for ongoing support Share AFTA hosted a post-budget summit at KPMG with a range of key business peak bodies and Embassy representatives The Australian Federation of Travel Agents says the Government’s confirmation in the Federal Budget that international travel is likely to “remain low through to mid-2022” highlights the critical need for ongoing support for travel agents and businesses. AFTA warns that wit...

03 May 2021 Australian travel agents, inbound tour operators and wholesalers can now apply to access an additional $130 million in support from the federal government. The second round of the COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program opened today, which brings the total direct support for agents to $258 million. The extra assistance is part of the government’s The COVID-19 Consumer Travel Support Program provides eligible agents, inbound to...